Homelessness

Advice Now: Homelessness and temporary accommodation housing rights for refugee course (4 days)

Advicenow will be running a free housing/homelessness rights course for community groups supporting refugees.

The course aims to give you the basic knowledge and skills needed to deal with key issues for people dealing with homelessness and living in temporary accommodation. 

The course will be delivered online, You will be required to watch a 30 minute introductory video before each interactive session.

Week 1

Monday 15th September 10am-12pm Housing and Benefits

Online
Shared Topic Areas
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Equalities
Homelessness
Learning, Skills and Employment
Other

Bridging the Gap: Lived Experiences, Health and Homelessness

Manchester Homelessness Partnership would like to invite you to attend our next open meeting. The theme is lived experiences, health and homelessness.

There will be presentations from Shelter, Shared Health Foundation and others, along with Lived Experience speakers, networking and group discussions on calls to action.

We will be learning and sharing what is working well, what needs to be improved and what are the unmet health needs for Manchester and people experiencing homelessness.

A vegan and vegetarian lunch will be provided by Cracking Good Food.

Central Hall Manchester, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ
Shared Topic Areas
Health and Wellbeing
Homelessness

Streetwise Opera has launched Opera Pioneers

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Streetwise Opera is announcing Opera Pioneers, a paid programme for people with lived experience of homelessness to explore careers in the opera sector.

Opera Pioneers is a short, mentored programme designed for people with lived experience of homelessness to take their first steps in exploring careers in the opera and wider performing arts sector, specifically in behind-the-scenes roles that support, produce and facilitate the work of an organisation.

Topics
Arts & culture
Homelessness

The Open Doors Project (free room booking)   

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The University of Manchester, Manchester Museum, Office for Social Responsibility Open doors project

The Open Doors Project is a pilot scheme established by the Office for Social Responsibility in collaboration with Manchester Museum and Alliance Manchester Business School. The scheme allows community members to book meeting rooms totally free-of-charge on the Oxford Road campus. These room bookings are open to voluntary and charity organisations, CICs and social enterprises, community groups, and residents’ associations.

Topics
Arts & culture
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Capacity Building
Children and Families
Crime and Disorder
Digital
Environment
Faith
Health and Wellbeing
Homelessness
Leadership
Learning, Skills and Employment
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Older People
Physical Disability
Policy and Influence
Poverty
Social enterprise
Transgender
Volunteering
Young People

How to solve the housing crisis and reduce homelessness

Join the University of Manchester for a GM Policy Hub seminar which will explore how Manchester can solve the housing crisis.

In England, there are 1.3 million households on social housing waiting lists, and 109,000 households – including 150,000 children – living in temporary accommodation, the highest figures since records began in 1998.

The University of Manchester (room confirmed on registration)
Shared Topic Areas
Homelessness

Our Manchester Strategy 2025-35 launched

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Our Manchester Strategy 2025-20235

To develop the new Our Manchester strategy, Manchester City Council listened to over 10,000 voices across Manchester to shape a future we can all be proud of.

Over the next 10 years, they will be focusing on the 12 key priorities residents said mattered most – Our People, Our Neighbourhoods, Our City.

Topics
Arts & culture
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Capacity Building
Children and Families
Crime and Disorder
Digital
Environment
Health and Wellbeing
Homelessness
Learning, Skills and Employment
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Older People
Physical Disability
Policy and Influence
Poverty
Transgender
Volunteering
Young People

Resolve Poverty: Maximising Household Income

Understand our social security system and the financial support available to help people find and access what they're entitled to.

Who's it for?

Local government, public sector and VCFSE organisations looking to better understand the types of financial support available in the UK, including the social security system.

What you'll learn

Online
Shared Topic Areas
Equalities
Homelessness
Learning, Skills and Employment
Policy and Influence
Poverty

Resolve Poverty: Tackling Poverty With Data

Understand what data tells us about poverty in the UK, how to find this data and how to use it to build effective responses to poverty.

Who's it for?

Local government, public sector and VCFSE organisations interested in better understanding and using data which tells us how poverty affects people and communities

What you'll learn:

Online
Shared Topic Areas
Community Engagement
Homelessness
Learning, Skills and Employment
Older People
Poverty
Young People
Other
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